Bath tub brush



July 11, 1950 1 CARSON I 2,514,743

BATH TUB BRUSH Filed June 17, 1947 iatentecl July 11, 1951 11:.

I 2,514,743 Q I BATH TUB BRUSH Beatrice Carson, Washington, D. C. I Application June 1.7, 1947;. Serial Nb. 755,198

2 Claims. (Cl. -246) This invention relates to brushes adapted to be supported against the end wall of a bath tub for the convenience of the occupant of the tub in scrubbing his back when taking a bath.

An important object of my invention is to provide a bath tub brush of the above character comprising a brush support adapted to be secured to the tub or to a stationary member located adjacent the tub and a brush member detachably associated with the support so as to be held in any one of several positions vertically of the tub best suited to the requirements of the person occupying the tub. I

Another object of my invention is to provide a bath tub brush of the above character which is simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture. An important advantage of the device resides in its capability of use with a wide variety of bath brushes such as are generally sold on the market so that the owner of the device is not restricted in the choice of a brush but may readily adapt the one which he has found or may find most satisfactory for his needs for assembly. with the support. Furthermore, because the brush is arranged to be quickly and easily associated F with and removed from its support, each member of a family may possess his own individualbrush or brushes for use with a common support. H

Still another object of my invention is to provide a bath tub brush of the above character in which the brush support is so constructed and arranged as to allow it to be quickly and conveniently mounted within and removed from the tub as occasion requires.

Other'objects and advantages will be apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, reference being had to the annexed drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view through one end of a tub showing the manner in which the brush is supported thereon;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the bath tub brush;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of the back of the brush showing the key-receiving staple projecting therefrom;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal crosssectional view through the brush back and the support therefor;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a key for looking the brush to its support; and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of bath brush.

Referring now to the drawing, in Fig. 1 is shown a bath tub brush B in the position it normally occupies, resting against the end wall of a J 2 tub T, when in'use. The bath tub brush B, as best shown in Fig. 2, comprises as its principal parts a brush member I and a brush support 2. The brush support consists of a flat, narrow strip of stainless metal or plastic which is bowed in a lengthwise direction so as to be slightly sprung away from the wall of the tub for the major portion "of its length. The upper end of the 'strip'is curved as indicated at 3, corresponding approximately but being slightly oversize with respect to'the rim of the bath tub T, and termimates in a hook '4 which resiliently-snaps under the rim and'holds the brush support'against upward displacement,

Adjacent its "lower end the strip is provided with a series of elongated slots 5 arranged centrally of the strip and in alignmentone above the other. "The brush member I is of conventional construction and comprises afiat back 6, generally of wood; and a multiplicity of tufts of bristles l mounted in and projecting outwardly from a face of thebru'sh back. This brush, herein shown asrectang'ular in outline, may be of any reasonable-size and shape so far as its utility in connection with the present invention is concerned and hence may correspond to any of the several styles of bath brushes now offered for sale on the market.

Driven into the back of the brush opposite to the face carrying the bristles 1 is a staple 8 (Figs. 3 and 4), this staple being located centrally of the brush face and disposed crosswise thereof so as to define a rectangular shaped eye 80.. The staple is covered by a sleeve 9 of rubber or other water-impervious yielding material so as to protect the staple from contact with the Wall of the tub. The staple is of such a size as to snugly pass through any one of the slots 5 depending upon the position of adjustment of the brush member I along the brush support. A fiat key I0 is adapted to pass through the eye of the staple which projects beyond the lower face of the strip 2, this key being formed from metal or plastic and having an upturned finger-engageable end Illa which comes to rest against the end face of the brush back 6 when fully projected through the eye 8a. A rib Hlb is pressed out of the key intermediate its length which serves as a detent to avoid accidental retraction of the key, the rubber sleeve 9 yielding sufiiciently to allow the rib to pass through the eye when the key is slid into and out of the eye. The key snugly fits the eye and is prevented from turning because of its rectangular shape.

When the bath tub brush is to be used, hook 4 on the curved upper end of the strip 2 is engaged under the rim of the tub T and the supfor use with the support, it is only necessary to fit a staple thereto as indicated in Fig. 3;

and since the brushes are capable of interchange able use with the support, the several users 'oi the tub, as for example the members of a family, may possess their individual brushes and-the brush support once applied to the tub may .remain as a practically permanent fixture of the tub afiording no objectionable interference with the use of the tub in the usual manner when the brush is removed from the support.

7 In Fig. 6' is shown a modified form of the bath tub brush adapt'edffor use with bath tube of more modern design which do not have 'the curved rim. In this embodiment of the device the construction is' substantially the same 'as described in connection with the bathtub brush T'of Figs. 1 through 5, except that an extension piece 26 is fittedto the upper end of the strip 2. The extension piece forms in efiect a continuation of. the stri'p 2'0 with which it isar'ranged in overlapping relation. A headed stud 2| through a hole in the strip 2 and through a longitudinal slot 22 in the extension piece has a wing nut 23 threaded thereon which serves to clamp the extension piece to the strip 2, the not 22 allowing longitudinal adjustment of the relative to each other.

The upper end of the extension iece is curved,

as indicated at 24, and t rminates in a hook 2'5.

The arrangement is such that the curved end of the extension piece may be engaged with a bar R, such as a towelrack, stationar'ily mounted on the wall of the bathroom adjacent the head end of the tub with the hook 25 partially encircling the underside of the bar to prevent upward displacement of the brush when it is being used.

While I have shown the key In as provided with a rib lob to prevent accidental retraction thereof, this rib is not necessary and may ordinarily be omitted since the tight fit of the key within the rubber-sleeved staple 8 will usually be sufficient to prevent the key from coming loose.

The term brush as used is not restricted to the usual brushes provided with a scrubbing face of bristles, but such a' sorubbingface" may be of sponge, rubber or other kind of material useful for was-hing or massaging purposes.

It is to be understood that minor changes in structure and design may be made in the bath tub brush described above without departing from the spirit of my invention as defined by v the following claim-S.

I claim: 1. A bath tub brush' comprising the combination of a brush. member having a back and scrubbing face, an elongated support adapted to be secured in position against the end wall of a tub and having a non-circular opening therethrough; an eye extending fromthe back of the brush and passablejthroug'h the opening in the support and a keyadaptedto beinserted transversely through the rojecting portion of the ,eye upon the opposite side of the support from the brush for detachably securing the brush to the support, said support comprising a hat strip of springy material bowed in a lengthwise direction with its ends adapted to bear against end wall of thetubr 7 H 2. A bath brushas set forth in claim -1 in which the support is composed of two relatively extensible sections, and clamping means for holding said sections in adjustedposition.

BEATRICE CARSON.

sarcasm Es 'CITED' The following references are of record in the file of this patents.

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